2020 Nashville Film Festival

Experimental Narratives Shorts Program: American Vanguards

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8 films in package
Foreign Powers
Tantrums
Nobody throws a fit like Francis
Renchik
Sport is the last frontier.
Like Flying
A little Chinese-American girl, surprised by an unexpected visitor, navigates her childhood through her parents’ broken relationship.
Dye Red
Celeste and Aurora have lived together for some time. Dye-Red is a dark but graceful slice-of-life look at their relationship.
Hoss
Hoss checks in on an empty house and finds a stranger inside.
Closed captions available
Waters of March
Experimental Narratives Shorts Program: American Vanguards Q&A
This screening was eligible for NashFilm 2020 Audience Awards. The voting period has now closed. Results will be announced on the morning of Wednesday, October 7th in the Festival Flash email, and on NashFilm social media channels.
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For those of you with an adventurous palette, get ready for some of the most distinctive and formally arresting short films at the festival. This selection of narrative shorts highlights truly singular, boundary-pushing work from some of the most dynamic emerging US filmmakers.


This virtual screening includes a pre-recorded Q&A, which will follow the short films.


Congratulations to Dye Red, winner of the 51st Annual Nashville Film Festival Award for Best Experimental Short Film!


And to Waters of March, Winner of the Audience Award for Experimental Narrative Short Film!

Ren is a young rhythmic gymnast vying for a spot on the National team. From her brash coach who demands perfection to an uncle who asks far too much of her, Ren's life is both a performance and a test.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    12 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    Southeast
  • Director
    Andrew Theodore Balasia
  • Screenwriter
    Andrew Theodore Balasia
  • Producer
    Andrew Theodore Balasia
  • Cast
    Tal Chatterjee, Mashka Tkachenko, Zeljka Gortinski, John Henry Richardson, Adriana Cuentes
  • Cinematographer
    Roman Koval
  • Editor
    Andrew Theodore Balasia
  • Composer
    Matthew O'Malley, Dan Rufolo
  • Sound Design
    Michael Balasia
  • Music
    David Lapinsky
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